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The David Golden Collection of Hawaiian Stamps and Postal History continued...

Mail to and from Hawaii

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Lot Description

48°

"Rev. D. Baldwin, Lahaina S.I.". Address on folded letter datelined "Missionary House, Boston, 15th Nov. 1844", pencil receipt docketing on Mar. 27, 1845, typed transcript of letter accompanies, light vertical file folds, Very Fine, accompanied by another letter datelined "Honolulu Nov. 18th 1852" from Horace Blake (Image)

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E. 200-300

SOLD for $300.00
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49°

New York 40cts. 16 Mar. Paid. Red 40c integral-rate circular datestamp with attached "Paid" on brown cover addressed to Mrs. F. T. T. Gulick in Hawaii, in care of S. H. Williams & Co. in San Francisco, pencil "40" at top, docketing at left indicates May 14, 1850 receipt date, some age toning and wear, a few edge tears, Fine, a rare westbound cover sent in the U.S. mail from New York to San Francisco at the 40c transcontinental rate (in effect until June 30, 1851), then carried from San Francisco to Hawaii by either the American brig Meta (depart Apr. 19, arrive Mar. 10) or British brig Tepic (depart Apr. 24, arrive Mar. 12) (Image)

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E. 300-400

SOLD for $350.00
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50°

Philada. Pa. 5cts. Mar. 10 (1851). Blue circular datestamp with red "Paid" framed handstamp and matching "Phila. Paid 5cts." octagonal rate handstamp with manuscript re-rating "40" cents on brown cover to Rev. Titus Coan at Hilo, Hawaii, sender's route directive "Via New York, Chagres & San Francisco" at lower left, "40" manuscript rate and an unreadable pencil rate crossed out at upper left, red crayon "10" for Hawaiian postage applied at Honolulu, 1851 receipt docketing at left, cover somewhat acidified and with flaws, still Fine and an extremely important example of the short-lived Hawaiian 10c postage rate in effect from Dec. 21, 1850, to Sep. 13, 1851, this was carried from New York to Chagres on a U.S. mail steamer, then from Panama to San Francisco on the Northerner (depart Apr. 15, arrive May 5), and from there by one of the vessels arriving at Honolulu between May 5 and 10 in 1851 (Image)

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E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $2,700.00
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51°

New York Paid 6 Dec. 9 (1851). Red 6c integral-rate circular datestamp on light pink cover to Rev. Luther H. Gulick in Honolulu, additional pencil "6", red crayon "5" for Hawaiian postage due, docketing at left, some edgewear, Very Fine, this arrived in Honolulu in early 1852 after the Hawaiian postage rate was reduced from 10c to 5c in Sep. 1851 (Image)

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E. 200-300

SOLD for $250.00
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52°

Inbound to Hawaii. Six stampless covers addressed to Mrs. Gulick in Hawaii, incl. three from Meriden N.H. with different markings, two from Nashua N.H. and one from New York, five with manuscript "Paid 6" (two with manuscript "5" Hawaiian due markings), one with pencil "12" double transcontinental rate and red crayon "10" for double 5c rate Hawaiian postage due, all with 1852 docketing, some flaws, Fine, scarce group (Image)

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E. 500-750

SOLD for $400.00
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53°

Suttons Mills Mass. to Hawaii. Two stampless covers to Miss R. E. Reynolds in Honolulu, each with blue "Suttons Mills Mass. Mar. 22" (1852) circular datestamp, "Paid" handstamp and manuscript "12" double 6c transcontinental rate, on arrival in Honolulu the "Paid 12" was crossed, one with red crayon "5", other with red crayon "10" for Hawaiian postage, each with original 1852-dated enclosure, Very Fine, a remarkable pair of covers sent on the same day and prepaid for double-rate postage, one rated as a single 5c letter in Honolulu, and the other as a double (Image)

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E. 500-750

SOLD for $550.00
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54°

San Francisco Cal. Jun. 3 (1853). Circular datestamp and "Ship 6" clamshell handstamp on light brown folded wrapper from Rev. Luther H. Gulick in Micronesia to Rev. Peter J. Gulick on Oahu via San Francisco, receipt docketing "From H. respecting Kaikaula" referring to Berita Kaaikaula, who accompanied Rev. Gulick to Micronesia, red crayon "16" Hawaiian postage due (10c double Hawaiian rate plus 6c U.S. ship-letter rate), pencil "Recd. June 25, 1853" receipt docketing, some edge faults, still Fine, a remarkable Missionary cover, in Nov. 1851 the Reverends B. G. Snow, A. A. Sturges and Luther H. Gulick and their wives sailed out of Boston for Honolulu, from there they were joined in their mission to Micronesia by the Reverends Ephraim Clark, James Kekela and two other Hawaiian missionaries, Daniela Opunui and Berita Kaaikaula, and their wives, sailing for the Carolines, Marshalls and the Gilbert Islands on July 15, 1852, mission stations were established in Kosrae and Ponape in Aug. and Sep. 1852, this wrapper must have contained more than one letter from Rev. Gulick, it was rated 6c due in San Francisco after arriving on a ship from Ponape, after arriving at Honolulu it was rated 10c due (double 5c Hawaiian rate) and 6c for the U.S. ship-letter postage (Image)

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E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $2,100.00
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55°

Salt Lake City Utah T. Apr. 1 (1855). Circular datestamp and "Paid 5" handstamp on homemade cover addressed to "Mr. Silas S. Smith, Honolulu, Oahu, Sandwich Islands, in care of P. B. Louis", with letter from Clarinda (Ricks) Smith, who was one of Silas' two wives (the sisters Clarinda and Sarah Ann Ricks), receipt docketing "June 20th Clarinda", minor dampstain and wear at bottom, otherwise Very Fine, carried from Salt Lake City to San Diego on Chorpenning's stagecoach route (in July 1854, Chorpenning renewed his monthly mail contract between California and Utah, but moved to a Salt Lake City-San Diego route), the letter was sent from nearby San Pedro to San Francisco by steamship, and from San Francisco by one of the vessels arriving before June 20, 1855, see lot 244 for another cover from the Silas Smith correspondence (Image)

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E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $2,400.00
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56°

"Hong Kong 3 November 1850". Dateline on greenish folded letter to Makee Anthon & Co. in Honolulu, sender's directive "pr Nicolay Nicolaysen via San Francisco", blue "Gildemeester De Fremery & Co., San Francisco" forwarder's double-oval handstamp on back, orange-red "San Francisco Cal. 16 Jan." (1851) circular datestamp and matching "Ship 6" clamshell handstamp, magenta manuscript "10" Hawaiian postage due, light file folds and minor toning, Very Fine, an extremely rare letter from China to Hawaii via San Francisco and also a rare example of the short-lived Hawaiian 10c postage rate in effect from Dec. 21, 1850, to Sep. 13, 1851, probably carried on the brig Geo.F. Williams, which departed San Francisco on Jan. 16 and arrived on Feb. 8, it could also have gone two days later on the Sutton, which arrived on Feb. 12, ex Ishikawa (Image)

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E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $7,000.00
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57°

FORWARDED BY G. B. POST & Co., SAN FRANCISCO. Bold strike of octagonal handstamp on folded letter datelined "Canton 7 April 1853" and addressed to Makee Anthon & Co. in Honolulu care of G. B. Post & Co. in San Francisco, sender's ship-name directive "pr Acadia", "San Francisco Cal. Jun. 24" (1853) circular datestamp and "Ship 6" clamshell handstamp, red crayon "5" for Hawaiian postage due, light vertical file folds, some slight ink erosion in address

VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE LETTER FROM CANTON, CHINA, TO HONOLULU, SENT VIA SAN FRANCISCO AND FORWARDED BY G. B. POST AND COMPANY.

The June 25 edition of the Daily Alta California notes the arrival of the Acadia from Hong Kong, with a transit time of 63 days. The ship fee of 6c was paid by G. B. Post, who charged the account of the addressee. The red "5" denotes that 5c Hawaiian postage was due from the addressee.

Ex Hollowbush (Image)

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E. 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $16,000.00
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58°

"Honolulu, Oahu, Sandwich Islands, February 21st 1849". Dateline on blue folded letter to Fredericton, New Brunswick, lengthy three-page letter from Collin J. Allan to his brothers, sender's directive "By the favor of E. H. Boardman Esq." at lower left, red "Boston 10cts. 27 Aug." integral-rate circular datestamp and matching "Paid" handstamp, red STEAM-BOAT straightline handstamp, pencil "10" rate and "ST. JOHN N.B./SHIP LETTER" two-line handstamp, St. John (Aug. 29) and Frederickton (Aug. 30) receiving backstamps, manuscript "11-1/2" Canadian due marking, light file folds

VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE LETTER FROM HAWAII TO A BRITISH NORTH AMERICAN MARITIME PROVINCE VIA BOSTON AND ST. JOHN.

This long and interesting letter was written by Collin Allan, a seaman who decided to quit the whaler Champion when it stopped at Lahaina: "I suppose you have already seen the newspaper accounts of the Gold Diggings in California -- they are not a whit exaggerated. Men who left here without a penny only five months ago have returned with thousands of dollars". The person to whom Colin Allan entrusted his letter, E. H. Boardman, is listed as a California argonaut who left New York on the steamer Panama on Jun. 20, 1849 (http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sf/gnl/argosea1.htm). Boardman probably carried it with him on a whaling vessel's return trip from Honolulu to the East Coast. The "STEAM-BOAT" handstamp indicates that it was sent on a U.S. domestic water route (possibly between New York and Boston) before it was sent by steamer from Boston to St. John.

Ex Van Dyke (Image)

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E. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $2,500.00
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